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Errant

🔄 Synonyms of "Errant"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fallible	Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
erringnoun	The act of one who errs; sin.
error-prone	Tending to cause errors.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Errant"

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Word	Definition
fallible	Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
erringnoun	The act of one who errs; sin.
error-prone	Tending to cause errors.
strayingnoun	The act of one who strays; deviation or sin, often sexual infidelity.
straynoun	(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
guiltynoun	(law) Judged to have committed a crime.
deviantnoun	A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
photonnoun	(particle physics) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
aberrant	Differing from the norm.
erroneous	Containing an error; inaccurate.
perverted	Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.
truantnoun	(specifically) A student who is absent from school without permission; hence (figurative), a person who shirks or wanders from business or duty.
perverse	Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted.
aberrative	Having deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant or expected course or trajectory.
transgressive	Involving transgression; that passes beyond some acceptable limit; sinful.
inethical	Alternative form of unethical. [Breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior within a particular organization or profession.]
errorsome	(uncommon) Characterised or marked by error(s).
prodigalnoun	A prodigal person; a spendthrift; a wastrel.
recreant	(now poetic, literary) Unfaithful to someone, or to one's duties or honour; disloyal, false.
awry	Obliquely, crookedly; askew.